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but it's also the reality that it's unlikely the obama administration is really going to do anything over the next year that's going to change that fact. and, probably not do anything that will abruptly change that trajectory. no president is irrelevant, but in many respects i think the country and the world are moving on. so all that means the next commander in chief, whoever he or she may be, is going to inherit a whale of a mess on their first day. you know, we all follow the news cycle as it goes from crisis to crisis. but as charles hill writes in his book, grand strategies, those of us living through great historical events can rarely even glimpse the significance of what is going around them. see, i believe that those who look back on the events of our time will find that we are living through historic times, the magnitude and the consequences of which we cannot fully appreciate. but the question is, is it historic in a good way or historic in a bad way? what we know for sure is that the stakes are enormously high. no one can take the place of the united states of america as t
but it's also the reality that it's unlikely the obama administration is really going to do anything over the next year that's going to change that fact. and, probably not do anything that will abruptly change that trajectory. no president is irrelevant, but in many respects i think the country and the world are moving on. so all that means the next commander in chief, whoever he or she may be, is going to inherit a whale of a mess on their first day. you know, we all follow the news cycle as...
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throughout the obama administration, and the obama administration deported more people from inside the united states than any other administration in history. they focus on those people who committed crimes. >> and those numbers on formal deportation. sick -- increased consistently over time. 440 4000 deportations that aren't president obama the title. the you expect to see that same level? will a child administration be up at maintain that same level of deportation? trump administration be able to maintain the same level of deportation? if you look at inside united states, we were deporting two hundred 50,000 people, most of whom committed crimes every year. through 70,00065 it has dropped in the because the obama- administration had focused on people who committed felonies. they weren't deporting people for all crimes. the trump administration reversed those priorities and put it back to the way it was at the beginning of the obama administration, when we had those record numbers. one would expect that we would quickly return to those numbers. the question is will the department of h
throughout the obama administration, and the obama administration deported more people from inside the united states than any other administration in history. they focus on those people who committed crimes. >> and those numbers on formal deportation. sick -- increased consistently over time. 440 4000 deportations that aren't president obama the title. the you expect to see that same level? will a child administration be up at maintain that same level of deportation? trump administration...
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administration not by trump. president obama had child separation. take a look. the press knows it, you know it, we all know it. i am the one that stopped it. president obama had child separation. i will tell you something. once you don't have it, that is why you see many more people coming. they are coming like it's a picnic. let's go to disneyland. separatedobama children. they had child separation. i am the one that changed it. ok. thank you very much. we are not looking to do that. thank you very much. it, it brings do a lot more people to the border. we are not looking to do it. but president obama had the law. we changed the law. i think the press would accurately reported but they don't. thank you very much. >> keep moving. president trump: i think he is doing a great job. i don't know about the effort, he is doing a great job. >> let's go. thank you. let's go, come on. keep going. >> --ck the only we have here >> the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. >> ask not what your country can do for you. a
administration not by trump. president obama had child separation. take a look. the press knows it, you know it, we all know it. i am the one that stopped it. president obama had child separation. i will tell you something. once you don't have it, that is why you see many more people coming. they are coming like it's a picnic. let's go to disneyland. separatedobama children. they had child separation. i am the one that changed it. ok. thank you very much. we are not looking to do that. thank...
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a continuation from the obama administration. the thing around 2014, large numbers of people coming from central america, especially women and children. we have not seen them in large numbers before. starting in 2014 there were more people apprehensions -- apprehended from mexico. that has come to an end temporarily. apprehensionime, remains low. >> lipstick take a look at what homeland security wednesday. one secretary kelly explained why the u.s. and u.s.-mexican border was diminishing. they talk about the president's executive orders. >> securing the nation borders is the primary responsibility of any sovereign nation. this is nonnegotiable and sacred. for decorating the federal government in spite of passing one law after another to do just that has not lived up to its promise to the american people. president trump in the early days of his administration issued executive orders to focus interest on this very entry -- issue. various executive orders have been put out there. some effectively, some not so effectively. worth adh
a continuation from the obama administration. the thing around 2014, large numbers of people coming from central america, especially women and children. we have not seen them in large numbers before. starting in 2014 there were more people apprehensions -- apprehended from mexico. that has come to an end temporarily. apprehensionime, remains low. >> lipstick take a look at what homeland security wednesday. one secretary kelly explained why the u.s. and u.s.-mexican border was diminishing....
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just as the bush administration continues the clinton administration's work in 2001, so, too, the obama administration will carry on this fight. it is not a republican and democratic issue, it is an issue of these victims, these people being held in modern slavery. the second thing that the report this year does is our theme is coercion in a time of economic crisis. what we have seen and what secretary clinton pointed out is this notion of global economic crisis is impacting the slavery problem in many different ways. it makes people more vulnerable to the traffickers. they're more likely to have to immigrate for work. they're more likely to take risks they wouldn't have. a woman that thinks she has to travel from moldova to western europe to take a modeling job is less likely to do the due diligence if she needs benefit for her sick parents or get a new roof on the house. so too, the countries that are being hurt by the financial crisis, the nongovernmental organizations that are seeing their endowments or donor base dry up, those are the people that should be helping to rescue the vic
just as the bush administration continues the clinton administration's work in 2001, so, too, the obama administration will carry on this fight. it is not a republican and democratic issue, it is an issue of these victims, these people being held in modern slavery. the second thing that the report this year does is our theme is coercion in a time of economic crisis. what we have seen and what secretary clinton pointed out is this notion of global economic crisis is impacting the slavery problem...
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one of the mistakes that the obama administration is making the carter administration -- the obama administration. [laughter] >> a natural mistake. >> yes. the obama administration has downgraded the threat of a potential military option. a white house spokesman denounced sanctions as a road to war that the american people do not want. the american people do not want a wrote -- a war with a nuclear iran after it is are. -- after it is armed. the obama administration said in very weak terms that the military option is on the table. there hasn't to press that button on iran. thereby it loses leverage in the negotiations. >> there is an obsession to get a deal with iran since the president came to office. basically taking the threat of military action off the table for all intents and purposes is something that the iranians have recognized. >> right here in the center. >> thank you. my understanding is that a first step towards an actual resolution -- if this fails, what likelihood doesn't have on either leaving the iranians open towards further negotiations are moving more wholeheartedly toward com
one of the mistakes that the obama administration is making the carter administration -- the obama administration. [laughter] >> a natural mistake. >> yes. the obama administration has downgraded the threat of a potential military option. a white house spokesman denounced sanctions as a road to war that the american people do not want. the american people do not want a wrote -- a war with a nuclear iran after it is are. -- after it is armed. the obama administration said in very...
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their actions seem to be in line with what the obama administration did. what do you want to see from the trump administration that would differentiate them from the obama administration in regards to iran? sec. mattis: as far as north korea's latest words, we have all come to hear their words repeatedly. their word is not proven honest. it has been provocative and they have not lived up to any statements they have made in the past. years, decades, about stopping there ballistic missile and nuclear programs. i would take their words at the same value we have always given them. as far as the release of the american citizen, she was found innocent in the egyptian courts and appropriately she is returned home. we were happy to hear she was found innocent and the court system recognized she was not guilty of what she had been charged with. it all turned out fine from our perspective. she is returned home with her family. min. lieberman: the new administration accomplished the first 100 days. we see a completely new approach to north korea and syria and also th
their actions seem to be in line with what the obama administration did. what do you want to see from the trump administration that would differentiate them from the obama administration in regards to iran? sec. mattis: as far as north korea's latest words, we have all come to hear their words repeatedly. their word is not proven honest. it has been provocative and they have not lived up to any statements they have made in the past. years, decades, about stopping there ballistic missile and...
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the obama administration has managed to lose everyone in the country. the islamists believe they supported the coup in some fashion, the regime supporters believe it supported the muslim brotherhood, the christians believe that it has created the islamic state. you asked a question about that. everyone in the country at this moment has a negative view of the united states. i don't know how worse you can do no matter what policy you actually take. the sisi regime has very different understandings of human rights than the united states. if it has any in the first place. there are huge human rights abuses in the country but this is also a very popular regime. i have no doubt -- even in a free and fair election, president el-sisi would win the election. he represents a certain reality of the country, a certain rejection of the muslim brotherhood. demand for a return to normal fleet -- to normalcy, to stability. the revolution has led to a complete of people in the lives -- complete upheaval in the lives of egyptians and to many people in egypt will tell you
the obama administration has managed to lose everyone in the country. the islamists believe they supported the coup in some fashion, the regime supporters believe it supported the muslim brotherhood, the christians believe that it has created the islamic state. you asked a question about that. everyone in the country at this moment has a negative view of the united states. i don't know how worse you can do no matter what policy you actually take. the sisi regime has very different...
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the obama administration came in -- and i go back to the cairo speech. president obama is addressing the muslim world and saying, you can be authentically muslim, but if you are muslim and observe democratic norms than we have a basis for strong alliance. look at the middle eastern leaders to whom the president reached out in a significant way. who are these people? these people had authentic islamic roots. they were elected democratically. they conformed to the image of the speech. was it a good decision? maybe too early to tell. it is like the french revolution. too early to know whether it was successful. i think the administration's reaction was significant in that way. i can go on about this. i will conclude with one anecdote. you are asked the same questions in any audience. jerusalem policy. israel's policy on iran. someone asked a question i had never heard. what is more difficult explaining americans to israelis or israelis to americans? any israeli diplomat will have the same answer. it is much more difficult to explain americans to israelis. a
the obama administration came in -- and i go back to the cairo speech. president obama is addressing the muslim world and saying, you can be authentically muslim, but if you are muslim and observe democratic norms than we have a basis for strong alliance. look at the middle eastern leaders to whom the president reached out in a significant way. who are these people? these people had authentic islamic roots. they were elected democratically. they conformed to the image of the speech. was it a...
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the obama administration, in my opinion, has done a good job in ordering it steps correctly. taking sure kurdistan was not overrun by isil. if you have any doubts about their ambitions, why would they want to go into kurdistan if they had taken ambitions? not even their fellow arabs and they saw it as a target of opportunity. they will take what they can get, including close american allies, like george and. -- jordan. i am not trying to suggest the entirety of the subject of today's panel is being addressed by my recommendations but i think we need to focus clearly on this question. to fend we have helped off the immediate threat to donestan, now that we have a nice job pressuring nouri al-maliki to step down as prime minister, in a realistic way to have a new government under another shia, and it has to be from his own party leading the government, but hopefully now getting sued me, and kurdish buy-in. as that ray -- process plays out, in addition to the announced steps of spending a half million dollars on the searing opposition which is a good idea, and congress should ap
the obama administration, in my opinion, has done a good job in ordering it steps correctly. taking sure kurdistan was not overrun by isil. if you have any doubts about their ambitions, why would they want to go into kurdistan if they had taken ambitions? not even their fellow arabs and they saw it as a target of opportunity. they will take what they can get, including close american allies, like george and. -- jordan. i am not trying to suggest the entirety of the subject of today's panel is...
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, bush administration and working one time for the obama administration advised me that the obama administration was really upset because they thought alaki was helping them as maybe a double or triple agent. and when they found out that he was not actually helping the united states, he was still helping radicalizing individuals and was behind some of the radicalization of people that went on to kill americans in the united states, with all of those ties -- in fact there's photographs of him leading right here in this building in which i stand, mr. speaker, leading iday prayers with muslim staffers here on capitol hill, leading those prayers. so president obama thinks that with all his ties to people in his administration, people on capitol hill, this guy, american citizen, free to come in and go as he wishes, who was so dangerous, we could not possibly allow him to come back and have a trial where he could testify about all of his connections to people in the obama administration or bush or clinton administration. this guy's so dangerous, we yemen, ow him up in silence him forever. don't want t
, bush administration and working one time for the obama administration advised me that the obama administration was really upset because they thought alaki was helping them as maybe a double or triple agent. and when they found out that he was not actually helping the united states, he was still helping radicalizing individuals and was behind some of the radicalization of people that went on to kill americans in the united states, with all of those ties -- in fact there's photographs of him...
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on the question of isil, what might the next administration to that the obama administration benign neither through neglect or conspiratorial deals failed to do? ande can reflect on those not neglect syria, if syria and iraq are indeed the heart of what has preoccupied american foreign policy in the region since the invasion of iraq, what does the united states and iraq and syria -- owe iraq and syria going forward? is it state building? is it something more grand in terms of the agreement? what should they look forward to? mr. fontaine: these are very small questions. [laughter] we will try to rip all of this of in teedo minutes -- wrap all of this up into two minutes. they would have given the sanctions relief to iran and then have to release iraq from their obligations. i do not think anybody would do that. on isis there are a number of steps that they should intensify in the military operation we have been doing this incrementally a year and a half now there are still areas that we could do more, particularly if the cease-fire breaks down and the geneva process does not take effect in a
on the question of isil, what might the next administration to that the obama administration benign neither through neglect or conspiratorial deals failed to do? ande can reflect on those not neglect syria, if syria and iraq are indeed the heart of what has preoccupied american foreign policy in the region since the invasion of iraq, what does the united states and iraq and syria -- owe iraq and syria going forward? is it state building? is it something more grand in terms of the agreement?...
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short think thereafter, the obama administration led the effort to topple mubarak in egypt. the consequence of that, the muslim brotherhood a terrorist organization became the government in egypt. and now we see the obama administration with the support of politicians in both parties trying to topple the government in syria with no plan for what will replace it. if we are to defeat our enemies we need to be clear-eyed. that toppling a government and allowing radical islamic terrorists to take over a nation is not benefiting our national security interests. putting istiss or al qaeda or the muslim brotherhood in charge of yet another state in the middle east is not benefiting our national security. instead, we need a president who focuses clearly and says we will utterly destroy isis. who makes abundantly clear to any militant on the face of the earth if you go and join isis, if you wage jihad against the united states of america, you are signing your death warrant. and then finally, we have the iranian nuclear deal. if i am elected president, i have pledged on the very first
short think thereafter, the obama administration led the effort to topple mubarak in egypt. the consequence of that, the muslim brotherhood a terrorist organization became the government in egypt. and now we see the obama administration with the support of politicians in both parties trying to topple the government in syria with no plan for what will replace it. if we are to defeat our enemies we need to be clear-eyed. that toppling a government and allowing radical islamic terrorists to take...
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the israelis have signaled their discomfort with the obama administration's decision on egypt. they also are nervous about the recent charm offensive the new president has conducted with the and when the president bag down on his intention to strike in syria, that reverberated. hurtingdministration its credibility with the israelis? does that heighten the chance the israelis might do something on their own when it comes to iran? asthe relationship is strong it has always been and will remain. regardless of who the president ,re or the prime minister members of congress come and go, the u.s./israel relationship has a bedrock of u.s. foreign policy years.y the information that the united states and israel shares is almost like no other relationship in the world. think there is a problem with the relationship at all. they are differences opinions ns. i things that are important, think israel and the united states are marching as one. i think both of our country see the iranian nuclear threats. i think there were similar feelings in syria. the recipient of u.s. aid. the iron dome s
the israelis have signaled their discomfort with the obama administration's decision on egypt. they also are nervous about the recent charm offensive the new president has conducted with the and when the president bag down on his intention to strike in syria, that reverberated. hurtingdministration its credibility with the israelis? does that heighten the chance the israelis might do something on their own when it comes to iran? asthe relationship is strong it has always been and will remain....
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them from the obama administration in regards to iran? >> as far as north korea's latest words, i think we've all come to hear their words repeatedly. their word is not proven honest. it's been provocative, they have not lived up to any statements they've made in the past years, decades actually, about stopping their ballistic missile and their nuclear programs. so i would just take their words at the same value we've always given them as we've learned not to trust them. as far as the release of the american citizen, she was found innocent in the egyptian courts and appropriately she has returned home. we were happy to hear she was found innocent, and the court system recognized that she was not guilty of what she had been charged with. so it all turned out fine from our perspective that she has now returned home with her family. >> the new administration just now accomplished the first 100 days, and what we've seen, is the new administration in the midst of new policy review, will see a completely new approach to north korea, syria and a
them from the obama administration in regards to iran? >> as far as north korea's latest words, i think we've all come to hear their words repeatedly. their word is not proven honest. it's been provocative, they have not lived up to any statements they've made in the past years, decades actually, about stopping their ballistic missile and their nuclear programs. so i would just take their words at the same value we've always given them as we've learned not to trust them. as far as the...
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write it was probably better under the obama administration in part because the obama administration was so focused on a nuclear deal with iran. go back to the 2008 campaign. barack obama said he would sit under three conditions. hillary clinton mocked him for being naive and foolish. she did not know the half of it, but he was not just talking in the abstract about some general hezbollah national relations. he was talking in particular about iran and trying to reorder our alliance structure in the middle east. he admitted as much last year with atlantic magazine. therefore he always ended up in thewith iran interest middle east, all to get to a deal and preserve a deal. for instance, when students protested after the ayatollah election in the summer of 2009, largelya administration stood by. today, a meekly worded statement, not even strongly worded, in contrast. in two thousand nine, partner of ours, egypt, basically contested on its own and the obama administration immediately through them under the bus. they months later they launched air strikes against could offer you. no ameri
write it was probably better under the obama administration in part because the obama administration was so focused on a nuclear deal with iran. go back to the 2008 campaign. barack obama said he would sit under three conditions. hillary clinton mocked him for being naive and foolish. she did not know the half of it, but he was not just talking in the abstract about some general hezbollah national relations. he was talking in particular about iran and trying to reorder our alliance structure in...
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the obama administration has managed to lose everyone in the country. the islamists believe it condoned or supported the coup. the regime supporters believe they supported the muslim brotherhood. the christians believe they created the islamic state. you got a question about that, ambassador. everyone in the country at this moment has a negative view of the united states. so i don't know how worse you can do no matter what policy you actually take. . the c.c. regime has very different understandings of human rights than the united states. if it had any in the first place. there are huge human rights abuses in the country, but it is also very popular regime. i have no doubt that even in a free and fair elections, c.c. would win elections. he is -- presents a certain reality in the country, a muslim rejection of the brotherhood. a demand for return to normalcy, stability, egyptians revolution has led to a complete upheaval in the lives of egyptians. and many people in egypt will tell you, sure, things are not great, but better than being -- that's becomin
the obama administration has managed to lose everyone in the country. the islamists believe it condoned or supported the coup. the regime supporters believe they supported the muslim brotherhood. the christians believe they created the islamic state. you got a question about that, ambassador. everyone in the country at this moment has a negative view of the united states. so i don't know how worse you can do no matter what policy you actually take. . the c.c. regime has very different...
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>> over the last several weeks, senior officials in the obama administration have been in touch with counterparts in egypt. we have had a number of calls secretary kerry has done with his counterparts. we have described calls between secretary hegel and his counterparts in military leadership in egypt. deborah terry secretary of state burns was just in egypt last week. he was joined by his counterpart from the eu and diplomats from the uae and qatar. senator graham and senator mccain also traveled egypt last week. there are open lines of medication between the united states and egypt.-- communication between the united states and egypt. as the statement i just read makes pretty clear, our view that the government should respect the basic universal human rights of their people is unambiguous. we have been very direct about that. we also will continue to hold the interim government accountable for the promise they have made to speed the transition to a civilian democratically elected governments. that is what we would like to see in egypt. not just because of our firm belief in univers
>> over the last several weeks, senior officials in the obama administration have been in touch with counterparts in egypt. we have had a number of calls secretary kerry has done with his counterparts. we have described calls between secretary hegel and his counterparts in military leadership in egypt. deborah terry secretary of state burns was just in egypt last week. he was joined by his counterpart from the eu and diplomats from the uae and qatar. senator graham and senator mccain also...
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as we enter the final year of the obama administration proof for all that there is indeed a god. [laughter] there is little hope that this president will rise to the challenge and a much greater likelihood that his successor will be dealing with an even more dangerous world than we face today. two key issues will demand the attention of our next president, keeping america safe at home and stronger abroad. ensuring both should be the basic responsibility and the first priority of any commander in chief. their recent terrorist attack on paris in san bernardino brought front and center the issue of radical islamic terrorism but the fact of the matter is problem had been festering unattended for the entire obama administration. for president obama however such issues are peripheral and best to his core progressive agenda, an agenda that appeases their enemies before actually defending the national security interest of our great country. while the president and the secretary of state have chosen to ignore the problem and to receive from global leadership terrorist groups like isis of
as we enter the final year of the obama administration proof for all that there is indeed a god. [laughter] there is little hope that this president will rise to the challenge and a much greater likelihood that his successor will be dealing with an even more dangerous world than we face today. two key issues will demand the attention of our next president, keeping america safe at home and stronger abroad. ensuring both should be the basic responsibility and the first priority of any commander...
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. >> how much pressure are you getting from the obama administration right now? they are in a defensive mode. are they calling you behind closed doors and saying, would you please lay off our guys a little bit here? >> no. i talked with the president. i talked with him yesterday. we are friends. i have a great deal of admiration for him. that he has a responsibility keeping america safe. wants all the tools possible. i agree, we should have all the tools within the framework of our constitution. i can give you ways to make us totally safe. seal all our borders. cap everybody's phone calls -- tap everybody's phone calls. you might be safer, but are you -- would you want that as americans? we're always going to face terrorist threats, just as germany and italy and many others. we have seen a rise in al qaeda. we spend $1 trillion in the iraq war. we spent $1 trillion going into iraq. we were told this was for our safety. it did not make us safer. we will be paying for it for decades. we lost thousands of good men and women there. the place is chaotic today. just be
. >> how much pressure are you getting from the obama administration right now? they are in a defensive mode. are they calling you behind closed doors and saying, would you please lay off our guys a little bit here? >> no. i talked with the president. i talked with him yesterday. we are friends. i have a great deal of admiration for him. that he has a responsibility keeping america safe. wants all the tools possible. i agree, we should have all the tools within the framework of our...
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administration's nominee to oversee tarp testifies before a senate committee. coming up on tomorrow morning's "washington journal" david makovsky and foukara of al jazeera television will talk about president obama's middle east trip. after that cease sigh connolly of the -- ceci connolly will discuss the health care plans in legislation. it begins every morning at 7:00 eastern. later in the morning we'll get an update on the may employment numbers. live coverage from the joint economic committee begins at 9:30 eastern on c-span 2. >> president obama delivered a speech at cairo university in egypt and called for a two-state solution in the middle east, a unified effort against so-called violent extremism and greater freedom and equality for women in the region. the speech was broadcast worldwide. it's about an hour. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. >> thank you. thank you. thank you very much. thank you very much. thank you very much. please. >> thank you. thank you. thank you so much. good afternoon. i am honored to be in the timele
administration's nominee to oversee tarp testifies before a senate committee. coming up on tomorrow morning's "washington journal" david makovsky and foukara of al jazeera television will talk about president obama's middle east trip. after that cease sigh connolly of the -- ceci connolly will discuss the health care plans in legislation. it begins every morning at 7:00 eastern. later in the morning we'll get an update on the may employment numbers. live coverage from the joint...
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he joined the obama administration as the assistant secretary of state until the end of the administration in 2016. since his election to kong, tom has served on the house foreign affairs committee including service for the middle east north africa and global terrorism. tom was named as the vice chair in the 117th kong. to kick off our kong today, tom will deliver brief remarks. following that, i will moderate the conversation and will try to introduce as many of your questions as comments as i can. for those of you joining on zoom, you can pose your questions using the chat function and by those joining by phone, please submit your questions using theer events at mei address. also for anyone experiencing tech any nickal difficulties contact our staff -- technical difficulties, contact our staff. let me turn the mic over to congressman molinoswki. congressman mowlinoskki. we're at the point where the policies and strategies really become apparent, the first few weeks and months we have, you know, very few people in place apart from the president tapped national security advisor, a lot of p
he joined the obama administration as the assistant secretary of state until the end of the administration in 2016. since his election to kong, tom has served on the house foreign affairs committee including service for the middle east north africa and global terrorism. tom was named as the vice chair in the 117th kong. to kick off our kong today, tom will deliver brief remarks. following that, i will moderate the conversation and will try to introduce as many of your questions as comments as i...
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of the obama administration released 15 men from guantanamo bay yesterday. that is the single largest transfer of men from the facility. they will head to the united --b emirates and 61 the men 51 men and remain at the prison. donald trump laid out plans to fight what he calls radical islamic terrorism. among the plans that he laid out yesterday, i strategy that would include a more stringent testing of immigrants who wanted to enter the united states. our first 45 minutes
of the obama administration released 15 men from guantanamo bay yesterday. that is the single largest transfer of men from the facility. they will head to the united --b emirates and 61 the men 51 men and remain at the prison. donald trump laid out plans to fight what he calls radical islamic terrorism. among the plans that he laid out yesterday, i strategy that would include a more stringent testing of immigrants who wanted to enter the united states. our first 45 minutes
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this is something the obama administration will want to strategically hide behind. we have had a time in the united states of about six or seven years of a very militarized foreign-policy where we responded to these threats around the world and even going back to the former u.s. lobby where we responded with military strikes. there is a knee-jerk sense that we have to respond with a military strike. the obama administration's mantra has been we are going to be the administration that does not do that. that is what is playing out here. this slow resistance to jumping to conclusions. guest: organizations such as yesterday, doctors without borders said that three of their hospitals that they work with in the damascus area reported thousands of, or within hours, victims coming in with symptoms of some sort of neurotoxic attack. you go back prior to that and both, not just u.s. intelligence but the israelis, have been saying that the assad regime has been keeping very careful control on their stockpiles of chemical weapons. that does not mean that there is proof that it
this is something the obama administration will want to strategically hide behind. we have had a time in the united states of about six or seven years of a very militarized foreign-policy where we responded to these threats around the world and even going back to the former u.s. lobby where we responded with military strikes. there is a knee-jerk sense that we have to respond with a military strike. the obama administration's mantra has been we are going to be the administration that does not...
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and the obama administration oubter iran as a goal. but there is nothing designed to counter iran and in particular we had this very significant intervention in the syrian civil war by iran and by iran's proxies that elicited almost no response and i would say basically no response from the united states. and i think that was the first clear sign we had that the obama administration no longer regarded carrying iran really as a vital interest. if you look across the region in every major arena, you'll see increasingly the u.s. and iran are marching in parallel. the most recent example being the prime minister was welcomed by the united states and by iran. the supporters of the administration will say well it just happens that the united states and iran have the same interest and are walking in parallel like this. i personally don't believe that to be the case. i think there is a conscious effort to accommodate iran to arrive at a mod does and the primary reason for that is the notion that isis is the threat. we have this problem of jiha
and the obama administration oubter iran as a goal. but there is nothing designed to counter iran and in particular we had this very significant intervention in the syrian civil war by iran and by iran's proxies that elicited almost no response and i would say basically no response from the united states. and i think that was the first clear sign we had that the obama administration no longer regarded carrying iran really as a vital interest. if you look across the region in every major arena,...
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foreign relations and the trump administration with former obama administration state department policy planning director and we will talk about rebuilding the nation's infrastructure with the president and ceo of associated builders and contractors, and we are live in oklahoma city, oklahoma, for the next stop on the c-span bus 50 capital store. the governor of oklahoma will join us to talk about key public policy issues in her state. be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern. join the discussion. night, the former housing secretary speaks to the young democrats of new hampshire. he served in the obama administration and as mayor of san antonio, texas, and says he is considering a run for texas in 2020. you can see his speech starting at 8:00 p.m. wednesday here on c-span. >> coming up wednesday, a look at the economic impact and cost of cybercrime in 2018. we will be live at the forrnational center strategic and international studies. divinity school assistant professor and prosperity gospel scholar talks about her memoir "everything happens for a reason
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situation in the middle east in the policies of the bush, obama and the trump administration's. we will hear from former obama administration officials and former navy intelligence nats. this is from pasadena california. hello everybody, i'm terry mccarthy. of the 72 events we do every year a substantial portion is about the malaise -- middle east. tonight islook at how we got here and where we can go forward. this is as we are seeing is a problem that cannot be contained in the middle east, it is spreading to europe and even our own shores. , will start with david horwitz the intellectual godfather of the trunk administration -- trump administration. you have some strong views about how do we here, and get out of where we are. it's all yours. >> outtake the first question. looking at what we are talking about, eight years in the obama administration 500,000 people were slaughtered, by isis and other jihadists in the name of islam of god. children and women have become terrorists. [in audible] russia,e replaced by what he calls his places which is really strategic --. -- obama s
situation in the middle east in the policies of the bush, obama and the trump administration's. we will hear from former obama administration officials and former navy intelligence nats. this is from pasadena california. hello everybody, i'm terry mccarthy. of the 72 events we do every year a substantial portion is about the malaise -- middle east. tonight islook at how we got here and where we can go forward. this is as we are seeing is a problem that cannot be contained in the middle east, it...
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these are all greeted by the obama administration with harsh condemnation. there is a perception among some that this is a weakness on the part of the obama administration. can you address that? >> you are referring to very difficult, and in some cases very intractable problems that in some cases are bearing very severe consequences for the people who live in these countries. there is no doubt about that. the u.s. has a responsibility to be a part of the international effort to address those problems. for a variety of reasons, one of them is that it is the desire of the u.s. to have good relationships with these countries. what we are trying to do in many of these cases is to marshal international support, and to work with our friends and allies to work with our partners in the region. and we have done that with some success and with some progress notable in a variety of circumstances. what we would like to see moving forward is a continued effort on the part of the community to work together to address some of these problems. seewe would also like to the le
these are all greeted by the obama administration with harsh condemnation. there is a perception among some that this is a weakness on the part of the obama administration. can you address that? >> you are referring to very difficult, and in some cases very intractable problems that in some cases are bearing very severe consequences for the people who live in these countries. there is no doubt about that. the u.s. has a responsibility to be a part of the international effort to address...
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, and many have greater fondness for the obama administration then would be warranted, but i think that works in the u.s. advantage in this case, and there are number of things but would be happening and the nuclear security summit next week. please sir pri leads to the review conference, making it very clear that there would be able to mobilize others, also kicked out would get noticed. the question about iran -- also that would get noticed, but the question of iran, there are several things. iran has isolated itself more lately. has obama of cost pressure brought the russians along and pressuring iran? -- obama's pressure brought the russians along in pressuring iran? no, i think iran will find less support this time than before, so the pivotal issue will be the middle east question, which can be allowed to devolve into the question of israel. iran loses tremendous support. egypt were very closely with iran. i met with the iranian president, and he said, the egyptians did it for me. i did not have to do a thing. to the degree the u.s. can have a more forward approach, the takes away t
, and many have greater fondness for the obama administration then would be warranted, but i think that works in the u.s. advantage in this case, and there are number of things but would be happening and the nuclear security summit next week. please sir pri leads to the review conference, making it very clear that there would be able to mobilize others, also kicked out would get noticed. the question about iran -- also that would get noticed, but the question of iran, there are several things....
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shortly thereafter, the obama administration led the effort to topple mubarak in egypt. the consequence of that, the muslim brotherhood, a terrorist organization, became the government in egypt. and now we see the obama administration with the support of politicians in both parties trying to topple the government in syria with no plan for what will replace it. if we are to defeat our enemies we need to be clear-eyed. that toppling a government and allowing radical islamic terrorists to take over a nation is not benefiting our national security interests. putting isis or al qaeda or the muslim brotherhood in charge of yet another state in the middle east is not benefiting our national security. instead, we need a president who focuses clearly and says we will utterly destroy isis. [applause] senator cruz: who makes abundantly clear to any militant on the face of the earth, if you go and join isis, if you wage jihad against the united states of america, you are signing your death warrant. [applause] senator cruz: and then finally, we have the iranian nuclear deal. if i am
shortly thereafter, the obama administration led the effort to topple mubarak in egypt. the consequence of that, the muslim brotherhood, a terrorist organization, became the government in egypt. and now we see the obama administration with the support of politicians in both parties trying to topple the government in syria with no plan for what will replace it. if we are to defeat our enemies we need to be clear-eyed. that toppling a government and allowing radical islamic terrorists to take...
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host: trnt republicans say thrg have been increases in spending by the obama administration at pushed the debt from five or six years ago guest: how much debt there was when president obama came to office and how much debt there is now. that is the consistent argument it's getting worse. when you compare the ryan budget to the senate democrats budget there is a different pace of spending, both of them increase spending over time but the democrats by a lot more. host: go ahead bob. caller: we won't really know what's in this thing until the cover is pulled off. we can't trust the media to tell us the truth. and you should really when you have politico on, you should mention if you have a conservative on you will say they are a conservative outfit but never with politico which s a very left out fit based on msnbc that pew research says it's 85% biased. thank you and have a wonderful day. guest: i would say call it like it is and run it down the middle which looking at this budget there will be a lot for all of us to find. host: go ahead wendy. caller: i was calling about the obama care
host: trnt republicans say thrg have been increases in spending by the obama administration at pushed the debt from five or six years ago guest: how much debt there was when president obama came to office and how much debt there is now. that is the consistent argument it's getting worse. when you compare the ryan budget to the senate democrats budget there is a different pace of spending, both of them increase spending over time but the democrats by a lot more. host: go ahead bob. caller: we...
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approach on isis and the obama administration has said no boots on the ground? they want to deal in the way they're address addressing now without committing u.s. troops. is that the right approach. >> wow. i think our approach to the middle east today, and i just want to use the most politically correct word that i can come up with now, it is incoherent. let me just give you an example of that incoherence. we're fighting isis. alongside iran. saudi arabia and the other sunni governments are our allies. they're waging proxy war in iraq, in syria, in yemen and we have, we're sporting both of them but we're also opposing them. we're having nuclear negotiations with iran. iran is out there saying death unto america, death to israel. it's not, it's not that i, our, our policies and our approach to the middle east right now is incoherent. the middle east is in a crisis. what was called the islamic civilization is in a crisis. unfortunately millions of muslims find themselves in the grip of islamic extremism. i think, we need to take a step back. we need to review our
approach on isis and the obama administration has said no boots on the ground? they want to deal in the way they're address addressing now without committing u.s. troops. is that the right approach. >> wow. i think our approach to the middle east today, and i just want to use the most politically correct word that i can come up with now, it is incoherent. let me just give you an example of that incoherence. we're fighting isis. alongside iran. saudi arabia and the other sunni governments...
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the obama administration released its final cyber security guidelines to improve security. the discussion on the report hosted the air force association live that 10:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. later today u.s.-russia scholars examine the difference between the two countries. we will have live coverage from the brookings institution at 2 p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> c-span. we bring public affairs events from washington directly to you, wishing you in the room at congressional hearings, white house events, briefings, and conferences, and offering complete gavel-to-gavel coverage of the u.s. house all as a public service of private industry. we are c-span. treated by the cable and tv industry 35 years ago and funded by your local cable or satellite provider. follow us on twitter. >> next a discussion about democracy in america. this hour-long event was hosted at the university of louisville. >> the key to democracy is it is essential with several essential ingredients. there is also locked in a lot of what alex is the tocqueville talks about is the united states and t
the obama administration released its final cyber security guidelines to improve security. the discussion on the report hosted the air force association live that 10:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. later today u.s.-russia scholars examine the difference between the two countries. we will have live coverage from the brookings institution at 2 p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> c-span. we bring public affairs events from washington directly to you, wishing you in the room at congressional...
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or the obama administration. we will find ourselves in a kind of conflict between jerusalem and washington. very interesting. thank you. very quickly, i'm going to ask three people to do their questions and then we will wrap up here. yes, on the right. yes, in the middle. yes, right here. >> i just wanted to ask each of you to say a word about the possibility of elliott abrams to government and to this issue. do you see him as a mostly helpful force? mostly unhelpful? and what is the opinion of him from israel? thank you. >> very good, yes? >> i'm not usually considered in the sentence, but the university david.land, this is for assume others seem to that the palestinians would sort of stay the same. he's 88 years old. it's unlikely that he will last for more years area there is no obvious successor. where thek about it borrow.ians want to what do you think will happen, as probably you will, when mazzen? perhaps abruptly. vice last, right here on your left. >> for both of you, let's say that the prime minister no
or the obama administration. we will find ourselves in a kind of conflict between jerusalem and washington. very interesting. thank you. very quickly, i'm going to ask three people to do their questions and then we will wrap up here. yes, on the right. yes, in the middle. yes, right here. >> i just wanted to ask each of you to say a word about the possibility of elliott abrams to government and to this issue. do you see him as a mostly helpful force? mostly unhelpful? and what is the...
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that is why the obama administration focused on them. european nations focus on them. you are right. they are not the number one terrorist places. 20% of those plots, pakistan, , butnd away the largest pakistan, by and large, 20%, is the foreign country that has the attacksnections to against the united states, so why is pakistan not on the list question because it is not appropriate. dealing with concerns out of pakistan. that theto make sure refugee flows are screening those out. that was the logic. but the second point is 50,000 that is the law, and let's be honest. we have a moral argument. but from a quantitative standpoint whether the united states takes 50,000 or 100,000, that is not going to affect refugee flows at all or solve any refugee right -- crisis at all. now, it might affect the cases you take, and there might be a argument, butand the difference between 50000 and 100,000 is really a drop in the bucket, and from my limited understanding, because i do not want to claim i am an expert on this, but when we were doing the transition, it was our sense had a
that is why the obama administration focused on them. european nations focus on them. you are right. they are not the number one terrorist places. 20% of those plots, pakistan, , butnd away the largest pakistan, by and large, 20%, is the foreign country that has the attacksnections to against the united states, so why is pakistan not on the list question because it is not appropriate. dealing with concerns out of pakistan. that theto make sure refugee flows are screening those out. that was the...
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as others have pointed out, the obama administration came in with affirmative ideas that were in opposition to an ideological effort. for all those various reasons, neither administration has done what we think this to be done in this field. with that, we are out of time. i want to express great gratitude to my colleagues. thank you for all your attention. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] next, your calls and, and "washington journal on,"van "newsmakers." after that some of the species from last week's democratic national convention. -- some of the speeches from last week's democratic national convention. >> i'm a journalist and they turn to their supporters, people will believe and say they are light and they are about to get me. their supporters believe them. to me that is despicable. >> to night"q &a" at 8:00 on c- span. this morning, a discussion about the voter fraud. the voter fraud.
as others have pointed out, the obama administration came in with affirmative ideas that were in opposition to an ideological effort. for all those various reasons, neither administration has done what we think this to be done in this field. with that, we are out of time. i want to express great gratitude to my colleagues. thank you for all your attention. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] next, your calls and, and...
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administration and you can see the determination and the determination of the obama administration policies and what was going on in congress and our ability to put in the defense budgets that are necessary. you had a period of decline in the united states and our capability while you are seeing rapid increase in our adverse -- adverse areas' capability. there is a disconnect between what the american public germly believes about our capabilities. we have accustomed to thinking we will havedom nabs and the disconnect between that germ pleff and the reality where you've got things like the hypercxds hyper sonic weapons and you have what is going on in the cyber world, what is happening in space, you got what is happening with respect to nuclear modernization and so president trump made the right decision over the course of the last two years in terms of allocating the resources necessary, congress approving those resources and appropriating them for the defense budget. but we have to recognize that will be an ongoing challenge and one we captain we provided resources for two years. we have t
administration and you can see the determination and the determination of the obama administration policies and what was going on in congress and our ability to put in the defense budgets that are necessary. you had a period of decline in the united states and our capability while you are seeing rapid increase in our adverse -- adverse areas' capability. there is a disconnect between what the american public germly believes about our capabilities. we have accustomed to thinking we will havedom...
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i think if you to the senior leaders of the bush administration, the obama administration, now the trump administration, the top officials and put them together in a room and asked us, who are we finding -- fighting, what are we fighting about, and what does victory look like? forget about strategy. you would have as many answers as you have people in the room. if you go to the next level and say what should our strategy be, you have almost as many answers. that is only among our national security elite. if you open it up to society you get some anymore voices. that i think -- when i think about it, the core problem is that we do not have a clear vision. of what the role of the u.s. in the middle east and what we used to call the greater the least is. in the bush administration, i was in the white house in 2005 to 2007. i thought we had a very clear idea. looking back it wasn't a very good idea, but it was a clear idea. our strategy was to fight the nexus of terrorist organizations with a global reach, terrorist supporting states, and wmd's. we wanted to prevent nexus. the problem was, i
i think if you to the senior leaders of the bush administration, the obama administration, now the trump administration, the top officials and put them together in a room and asked us, who are we finding -- fighting, what are we fighting about, and what does victory look like? forget about strategy. you would have as many answers as you have people in the room. if you go to the next level and say what should our strategy be, you have almost as many answers. that is only among our national...
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the obama administration said it was doing everything it could. the trumpet administration is. -- the trump administration is. kayla should be here. donald trump had been here -- had been president when kayla was captured, she would be here today. hostage, iwas a would go outside at night and look at the moon. i would look at the moon and i would promise her i would do everything i could to get her home. now, when i see the moon, i am reminded of my promise to her. i couldn't keep it. all kayla wanted was to make it home. we are still working to find her and god willing, we will bring her home. kayla was born a miracle. we were told we would never have a second child. god gave us kayla and she gave herself to the world. captivity,s into her another hostage was able to smuggle out a letter she had written. as we read it, we could see that god was holding her in his arms. in her words, she felt tenderly cradled in freefall. she also wrote, i have been shown in darkness light and have learned that even in prison, one can be free. i am grateful. i hav
the obama administration said it was doing everything it could. the trumpet administration is. -- the trump administration is. kayla should be here. donald trump had been here -- had been president when kayla was captured, she would be here today. hostage, iwas a would go outside at night and look at the moon. i would look at the moon and i would promise her i would do everything i could to get her home. now, when i see the moon, i am reminded of my promise to her. i couldn't keep it. all kayla...
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this goes back to the beginning of the obama administration. in the first television interview president obamas days when he was sworn end with the foreign tv network, he promised he would provide middle east peace in our time. then president obama went on his first foreign policy trip to cairo. he spurned our longtime ally, the egyptian president mubarak, by inviting the muslim brotherhood, who at that time was outlawed in egypt, to attend his speech. he gave them a front-row ticket to his speech in cairo when mubarak's policy was to keep the destructive muslim brotherhood at arm's length. when you hear the muslim brotherhood's mission statement, you will understand why president mubarak would want to stop the violent muslim brotherhood. this is their macho. -- mott. -- motto. dying in the way of allah is our highest goal. it was even said that jerusalem will be our capital. i want to be perfectly clear this morning. even though the democrat party had a little trouble with this last week in charlotte, north carolina, the undivided city of jeru
this goes back to the beginning of the obama administration. in the first television interview president obamas days when he was sworn end with the foreign tv network, he promised he would provide middle east peace in our time. then president obama went on his first foreign policy trip to cairo. he spurned our longtime ally, the egyptian president mubarak, by inviting the muslim brotherhood, who at that time was outlawed in egypt, to attend his speech. he gave them a front-row ticket to his...
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we make it a succession crisis during the obama administration. never since the establishment of this government have we not known who is next. it is not clear that the crown prince can take over. is well enough to take over. you have that succession problem at a time when they are reaching the end of the brothers tom and are going to have to confront the question of going to the next generation. that happens at a moment when tension with the united states is as high as it has been since 2001. our influence in saudi arabia is as small as it has been in a long time. that is an unfortunate combination of events. i should stop there and turn the mic back. >> great. thank you. first, i want to say happy holidays to you all. especially those watching on c- span. if you are watching this, you should be watching it's a wonderful life. we hope to have a good discussion here. thanks to the hudson institute for the work that you do. i don't agree with a lot, but i agree with everything -- i am enriched by it. i hope the dialogue here today, yesterday i was
we make it a succession crisis during the obama administration. never since the establishment of this government have we not known who is next. it is not clear that the crown prince can take over. is well enough to take over. you have that succession problem at a time when they are reaching the end of the brothers tom and are going to have to confront the question of going to the next generation. that happens at a moment when tension with the united states is as high as it has been since 2001....
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in the eight years of the obama administration, 500,000 people have been slaughtered. christians and muslims have been slaughtered by isis, all in the name of islam's god. libya and yemen have become terrorist states. the united states, when obama began, was a dominant foreign power in the middle east. that has been expelled and replaced by russia, which is aligned with two monster regimes, syria and iran. the reason for this is obama's strategic patience, which is really strategic power. -- cowardice. he has failed to draw the line in syria red to try to stop assad, whom both the secretaries of state enabled by calling him a democratic reformer when he began slaughtering his own people. obama drew a redline to stop him from using chemical weapons, which he failed to enforce. the obama administration overthrew completely illegal, immoral aggression in libya and overthrew qadhafi who happened to have been at war with al qaeda and it is now not only a failed state, but a haven for al qaeda, who had a base. one of the worst things that obama did was to withdraw american f
in the eight years of the obama administration, 500,000 people have been slaughtered. christians and muslims have been slaughtered by isis, all in the name of islam's god. libya and yemen have become terrorist states. the united states, when obama began, was a dominant foreign power in the middle east. that has been expelled and replaced by russia, which is aligned with two monster regimes, syria and iran. the reason for this is obama's strategic patience, which is really strategic power. --...
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this is one of the issues that we really need to talk more with the obama administration about. we also need to make the leaders in iran understand that a democratic transition, a slow democratic transition would even be in their own interests because a violent turnover of the regime and the system would be much worse for the system, the country, and current ruling elites. they are seeing a gradual maturity among large parts of the opposition, particularly in the u.s., where even those who are victims of the regime abuse human rights. former political prisoners, those who have lost family members, they say we do not want revenge. we want justice. justice is fundamentally different than revenge. there are those who generally talk about the south african model. about committees and those who say keep all the money you have stolen. but make iran a democracy. pressure from within, where domestic opposition and opposition abroad says justice is more important than revenge and we care more about the future, a brighter future, then about correcting the injustices of the past. those neg
this is one of the issues that we really need to talk more with the obama administration about. we also need to make the leaders in iran understand that a democratic transition, a slow democratic transition would even be in their own interests because a violent turnover of the regime and the system would be much worse for the system, the country, and current ruling elites. they are seeing a gradual maturity among large parts of the opposition, particularly in the u.s., where even those who are...